# Accident 20130605009389A: Maule BEE DEE M-4-210, Gosnold, MA, June 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gosnold, MA
- Airport: Cuttyhunk41
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4089° N, 70.9339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4089&lon=-70.9339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9807M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807M-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule BEE DEE M-4-210 (registry code 5460106, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-bee-dee-m-4-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE BEE DEE M-4-210
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 421 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605009389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 5, 2013, ABOUT 1005 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MAULE BEE DEE M-4, N9807M, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE TURF RUNWAY NEAR CUTTYHUNK, MASSACHUSETTS. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AGAINST SEVERAL TREES IN A NOSE DOWN, NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  TIRE TRACKS SIMILAR IN DIMENSION AS THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WERE LOCATED IN THE GRASS THAT BOARDERS THE TURF RUNWAY. THE TIRE TRACKS LED UP TO A WINDSOCK AND STEEL POLE THAT WAS 1 INCH IN DIAMETER, WHICH WAS LYING IN THE GRASS AND THE TRACKS CONTINUED A SHORT DISTANCE PAST THE WINDSOCK. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE WINDSOCK. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE WING FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT AND CONTAINED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL; HOWEVER, NO WATER WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL SAMPLE THAT WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE TANKS. IN ADDITION GRASS, LONGER IN LENGTH THAN THE GRASS ON THE RUNWAY, WAS LOCATED IN THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.

ALTHOUGH NO EYEWITNESSES HAD BEEN LOCATED, SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE "SPUTTERING" AND THEN THE IMPACT. ANOTHER "EAR"WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE "RUNNING STRONG," THEN THE ENGINE SOUND "STOPPED ABRUPTLY," AND FINALLY THE SOUND OF "RUSTLING" IN THE TREES.

ACCORDING TO FUEL RECORDS, ON MAY 27, 2013, THE AIRPLANE WAS FILLED WITH 17.7 GALLONS OF AVIATION 100LL FUEL. ACCORDING TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, THE PILOT ALWAYS REQUESTED THAT THE FUEL TANKS "BE TOPPED OFF" THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA270), Jun 5, 2013: Maule BEE DEE M-4-210 (N9807M), Cuttyhunk, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N9807M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090418005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418005289I), Apr 18, 2009: Maule M4210 (N9807M), Pawtucket, RI, Minor damage. (-23) While landing runway 33 at north central airport (sfz) rhode island, aircraft ground looped and struck the right wing tip, propeller, and the right main…
- [Incident 20080303012519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080303012519I), Mar 3, 2008: Maule M4210 (N9807M), New Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N9807M ground looped on landing rwy 23 ewb, winds 210 gusting 17-23, no injuries. Minor damage to right wing tip and aileron.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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